Guarantees that funds from the Federation Account flow directly to federal and state courts via the National Judicial Council — shielding the judiciary (especially state courts) from executive control of its budget. Among the 37 priority Sixth Alteration bills.
This is a bill, not a signed Act. It must clear every step below before becoming law.
Although judicial financial autonomy is nominally protected, in practice state judiciaries depend on governors for funding, which critics say compromises independence. This alteration ensures allocations from the Federation Account are paid directly to all federal and state courts through the National Judicial Council (NJC), rather than routed through the executive. It is one of the priority proposals in the Sixth Alteration review (grouped with judicial-efficiency measures that restrict frivolous appeals and tighten election-petition timelines). As a constitutional amendment it needs two-thirds passage in both chambers and ratification by at least 24 State Houses of Assembly before assent.